Porsche launches Panamera in Mumbai

Mumbai: The Porsche Panamera was launched in Mumbai today at the Porsche Centre at a press event, by its official importer for India, Precision Cars India.

The Panamera fits alongside the 911, Cayenne, Boxster and Cayman ranges as Porsche's fourth nameplate. It is available for delivery in three versions - the S, the 4S and the top-of-the-range Turbo.

''This year commemorates the 100th birthday of Ferry Porsche, one of the truly great automobile men," said Precision Cars' managing director Rod Wallace,  at the launch.

"His vision continues today with a new icon carrying the Porsche crest and DNA. It's not often that a manufacturer has the opportunity to develop a completely new vehicle from scratch. In developing this four-seater Gran Turismo, our engineers, technicians and designers invested all the accumulated know-how and passion of the past sixty years. The result is the Panamera, an exclusive vehicle with an endless array of unique propositions''.

Ashish Chordia, CEO, Shreyans Motors Private Limited and Porsche Centre Mumbai, said, ''We are very pleased to start delivering the pre ordered Panameras to our very excited customers. But today is not only about Panamera customers, its about celebrating with every Porsche aficionado the arrival of the new family member, the perfect addition to our existing exciting line-up, Porsche's first entry into the luxurious sedan segment.''

Packed with a wide range of innovative technologies including five world firsts in motoring, the Panamera combines the looks of a coupé, the opulence of a luxury car, four-seater space and Porsche's distinctive driving dynamics. Moreover, Porsche offers best-in-class performance with maximum fuel efficiency to make the Panamera a uniquely engineered sports car.